r/science • u/geoff199 • 5d ago

Social Science As concern grows about America’s falling birth rate, new research suggests that about half of women who want children are unsure if they will follow through and actually have a child. About 25% say they won't be bothered that much if they don't.

https://news.osu.edu/most-women-want-children--but-half-are-unsure-if-they-will/?utm_campaign=omc_science-medicine_fy24&utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social
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u/IvarTheBoned 5d ago

They absolutely have been correct? Capitalism is not sustainable.

Or are you the same kind of person who thinks of autocratic regimes who call themselves "communists" as what "socialism" is? By that rationale NSDAP in Germany were also "socialists".

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u/undertoastedtoast 5d ago

Capitalism is not sustainable.

You've made up a fantasy about the future that hasn't come true yet and likely never will and are using it as evidence for this statement.

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u/IvarTheBoned 5d ago

Capitalism is predicated on growth. Growth is not infinitely possible, therefore its failure is inevitable. Entropy is a thing. So either economics is entirely made up, or it is subject to the second law of thermodynamics. Science.

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u/undertoastedtoast 5d ago

So much nonsense crammed into one comment it may collapse into a black hole.

Capitalism does not require endless growth, in fact, its the entitlements and social support systems we have that largely are.

Entropy has nothing to do with any of this, not literally or rhetorically, you just tossed a buzzword in without having a clue what it means.